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Insights from a Veteran Hiring Specialist

Source: https://www.military.com/hiring-veterans/resources/veteran-hiring-specialist.html Employers struggle with hiring military veterans for many reasons: Perhaps the employer is unable to create and promote a solid b

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5 Midshipmen at Naval Academy Face Discipline for Drug Use

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/12/5-midshipmen-naval-academy-face-discipline-drug-use.html An academy spokesman says the illicit drugs in question are cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

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Pentagon Head Warns Syrian Forces on Use of Chemical Weapons

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/12/pentagon-head-warns-syrian-forces-use-chemical-weapons.html U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday warned the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons in its civil war.

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Should You Work with a Veteran Staffing or Recruitment Agency?

Source: https://www.military.com/hiring-veterans/resources/veteran-staffing-or-recruitment-agency.html Many of my clients who are building veteran hiring initiatives are curious about the benefits and costs of working with staffing a

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MQ-9 Reaper Getting New Multirole Missions as MQ-1 Retirement Nears

Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/02/26/mq-9-reaper-getting-new-multirole-missions-mq-1-retirement-nears.html Officials are sending out the MQ-9 for a new, tailored multi-role mission to strike Taliban targets in Afghanistan.

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From The Mailbag: Rental Properties and Expectation Management

Source: https://www.military.com/2018/01/03/mailbag-rental-properties-and-expectation-management.html I often hear from frustrated landlords and tenants, and the cold weather across the country has many people facing unusual situati

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No Plans to Open West Coast Boot Camp to Women, Top Marine Says

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/08/no-plans-open-west-coast-boot-camp-women-top-marine-says.html The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps separate entry-level training units for men and women.

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A-29 Crash at Moody Was Result of Abrupt Engine Malfunction: Report

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/08/29-crash-moody-was-result-abrupt-engine-malfunction-report.html The aircraft went down 5 minutes and 26 seconds after the propulsion system malfunctioned.

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12 January 2018 Military Pay

Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/01/04/12-january-2018-military-pay.html The next regular payday is a smidge early, and it means a lloonngg pay period for the second half of this month.

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Mystery Persists Over Possible Incursion at Naval Station Norfolk

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/09/mystery-persists-over-possible-incursion-naval-station-norfolk.html A sailor aboard the USS Laboon was standing watch one morning last July when he noticed something strange.